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Outcomes of COVID-19 in the Eastern Mediterranean Region in the first 4 months of the pandemic

Ahmed S. BaHammam, Khalid M. Bindayna, Ronni M. Joji, Haitham Jahrami, Mo’ez Al-Islam E. Faris and Nicola L. Bragazzi
Saudi Medical Journal September 2020, 41 (9) 907-915; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.9.25320

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